Indian Workforce To Journey To Pakistan To Take part In Davis Cup

Indian workforce will journey to Pakistan for the primary time in 55 years to take part within the Davis Cup, All India Tennis Affiliation (AITA) Secretary-Normal Hironmoy Chatterjee confirmed on Sunday. “Sure, we’ll go. It’s not a bilateral sequence, it is a World Cup of tennis so we now have to go. There was no communication with the federal government as it is a world occasion, we now have to abide by the IOC constitution. The workforce of six gamers, help employees and coach will likely be going to Pakistan,” AITA Secretary informed ANI.

“I may also associate with the workforce. We will likely be placing within the visa utility for everybody. Pakistan hockey workforce travelled to India for the World Cup and now we’re additionally going,” he added.

The Davis Cup draw was rolled out in February this 12 months, however after the Pulwama assault on February 14, the way forward for Indian tennis workforce touring Pakistan regarded actually bleak.

Indian cricket workforce had final toured Pakistan in 2007, and after that, no workforce throughout any sport within the nation has toured Pakistan.

India final performed Pakistan within the Davis Cup in 2006 on the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai, wherein the hosts managed to register a Three-2 win to take India’s head-to-head tally towards Pakistan to 6-Zero.

AITA is but to announce the ultimate squad for the outing between the 2 neighbouring nations.